Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-07

season on Cushing's Island i'll place of the
one that wac burned last year, The dimen-
,lons of the new hotel will be $50 ieet length
Al feet width, and when completed will be
one Of the finest OF its kind in the State.
HANCOCK.
DR.. C.. f. Ware OF Bucksport, who is
spending the winter at Puget Sound has sent
TO his son at home robe, or blanket, made
Of braided str.ps OF skin with the fur GA it,
aiken from the Alaska mountain cat. and
braided by natives of Alaska. 1t took tn.
kin of three hundred cats to make it. The
color is a greysh white.
One of the workmen at the Hercules Mine
It Penobscot fell 80 feet down the shaft,a few
days ago, breaking his shoulder and BRUSH G
aim all over. He was alive at last accounts.
KNOX.
The Rockland Courier Gazette claims that
he schooner Polly of Owls Head is the old
st coaster afoat. Acc riding to her paper
and the records of the Newburyport custom
house she was built in Amesbury, Mass, in
1904.
LINCOLN.
New CAsrLE.-Our correspondent writes
Feb 4: On the 90 of January, Mrs. Sophi,
: Webb died at the advanced age of nearly
for over 10 wears Mrs. Webb was Dor
March %, 1875, and her maiden name was
Lancaster. She married Eben Webb. March
20, 1916 and was left widow about II years
ago. Mr. and Mrs. Webb united with the
Congregational church in Sheepscot und, 7
the pastorate of Rev. lothian Sewall, and on
the organization of the second Congregation
al church in New Castle, joined it by letter
Mrs Webb was among the ladies who con-
trbuted to the Gent Fund" the purpose of
which was to aid in the founding of the Ban
gor Theological Seminary. She also a
contributor to the Maine Missionary Secretly
and entertained a lively int, rest IN both or
carnations until her death. Mrs. Webb re
tained her faculties to remark BILE degree
and on the Sunday proceeding her death,
which occurred on Thursday, she read in
both the Congregationalist and the Christian
Mirror. She WAS the mother of ten children,
five of whom are now living, the eldest be-
ing Rev. +. b. Webb, former pastor of the
Shswmut Avenue church, Boston The fun
eral services were held Sunday, January 30,
Rev. c. ID. Crane conducting tbs m. Capt
ibner Robinson died February Joel 7.
Huston went to Boston last week.-Wm
Cunningham died January 23.-Mss G r.
trude Hatch is visiting in Boston Miss Fan
ME and Miss Hattie White spent their vsca
lion in Massachusetts Prof. II. X, White
| spent part of his vacation in Mssss chusetts
The spring term at Lincoln Acade my be
gins February Mrs DR.. Campbell o
Wstervile is visiting her daughter, Mrs. &
| ID. Crane. So
...sssr.I 1TS PENoBscor. NJ.
A little girl two years old belonging t.
| Thomas Bates, fireman at the electric lgh
station, Bangor, fell on hot coal stove a
| her home recently, burning her face in ter
rible manner
| Jan. 7th, Game Warden T. +. Allen o
Bangor, seized at the Maize Central depot
trunk containing the carca.ses of three deer
which were being shipped through to Boston
The matter was kept quiet, and Wardel
Alien has been working the matter up.
was discovered that Howard Libby OF Bed
dington shipped the deer. he claims tina
he shipped them before Jan. l, however, an,
can prove it, says the Commercial.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Monson Railroad Company, ACCORDING
to the Slate. has completed a contract will
the Mitchell Construction Company, 10 built
its extension fnom Monson to Greenville
and from Monson to Wellington, the road t.
be completed to Greenvllle, Jan. l, 1888.
Cushman's excelsior mill at Orneville shu
down few DAYS ago on account of beip,
overstocked Bailey & Parker of Milo will
soon suspend. their storehouse being quit